A fictional mortgage over dowry cash is driving the latest gut-punch storyline on Zee TV's Ganga Mai Ki Betiyan.
Shubhangi Latkar on playing Ganga Mai
Shubhangi Latkar portrays Ganga Mai on the show.
Her character mortgages a house for dowry demands.
Sahana's mother-in-law pushed the hefty financial ask.
Srishti Jain plays Sahana in the series.
Latkar's real-life stance on dowry
Her family rejected any relationship built on transactions.
Walking away from bad values was always non-negotiable.
She coaches her daughter to never sacrifice dignity.
Standing firm against disrespect matters most, she stressed.
Upcoming plot threads on the show
Ganga Mai and Sahana confront the dowry situation head-on.
Durgawati finds out Siddhu loves...
A recovery selfie pulled a wave of support after UK07 Rider's followers spent days worried about the YouTuber's well-being.
Mannara Chopra's message to Anurag
Mannara Chopra dropped a sweet comment on his post.
Their friendship traces back to Bigg Boss 17.
Viewers loved their bond throughout that season.
Anurag's update eased concerns about his condition.
What happened with Anurag Dobhal
Anurag Dobhal posted a distressing vlog before the accident.
His inter-caste marriage allegedly triggered family harassment.
Dobhal's Brahmin family reportedly opposed his Rajput wife Ritika.
Parental support vanished days before the wedding, he claimed.
A 9-kilogram bulk-up is almost in the bag as Harshvardhan Rane grinds toward his target weight for an action-heavy sequence in Force 3.
Rane's weight-gain grind for Force 3
Harshvardhan Rane sat at 81 kg for earlier films.
Force 3 demanded he hit roughly 92 kg.
He clocked 90 kg and needs just two more.
Action scenes requiring that mass shoot next month.
Force 3 shoot kicked off in Gujarat
Filming launched on March 6 with a pooja ceremony.
John Abraham snagged back the franchise rights himself.
Abraham's goal is to keep Force 3 on-brand.
Bhav Dhulia directs, and Sima Abhashmi penned the script.
Rane's next gig is Silaa
Omung Kumar's Silaa also locked Rane as the lead.
Sadia Khateeb plays the female lead opposite him.
Karanveer...
A track from KD: The Devil already caught a ban before the government went on record promising even tougher crackdowns on digital content.
Vaishnaw's Lok Sabha response on the song
Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the track was already banned.
Free speech carries constitutional guardrails, per his stance.
Cultural context shapes acceptable speech, he argued.
His government pledged aggressive action to protect vulnerable groups.
Nora Fatehi's track sparked the backlash
Nora Fatehi's Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke triggered outrage.
Armaan Malik trashed the lyrics publicly.
Legal complaints flagged concerns about minors and decency.
Creators yanked the song off YouTube after pressure.
SP member raised it in Parliament
Anand Bhadauria of SP...
A backyard-cricket friendship earned its feel-good payoff when comedian Harsh Gujral rolled up to Kuldeep Yadav's reception in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Gujral's Kanpur bond with Kuldeep
Harsh Gujral and Kuldeep are Kanpur neighbors.
Their childhood featured street cricket sessions together.
Kuldeep swung by Gujral's place before the reception.
His joke called the wedding a second World Cup.
Kuldeep's wedding kept it low-key
Kuldeep Yadav tied the knot with Vanshika Chadha.
Traditional outfits and Indian customs set the vibe.
Pre-wedding festivities featured mehendi and sangeet events.
Social media clips showed glimpses of the celebration.
Thursday marks the tipping point when Kenya's long-rains season shifts from light showers to heavy downpours across multiple regions.
Highlands east of the Rift Valley
Nairobi, Nyeri, Meru, and Kiambu are all in the crosshairs.
Morning rain hits isolated spots before spreading wider.
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms will intensify through the week.
Western highlands and Lake Victoria Basin
Kakamega, Kisumu, Bungoma, and Nakuru lead the list.
Early-week sunshine gives way to frequent rain later.
Nandi, Kericho, Bomet, and Narok are also flagged.
Southeastern lowlands and the coast
Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, and Kajiado brace for heavier rainfall.
Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Kwale get hit starting Thursday.
Taita-Taveta and the...
Kenya might get a dedicated AI watchdog after a senator dropped a bill to regulate the tech's rapid spread across industries.
Nyamu's AI Commissioner proposal
Karen Nyamu wants a presidentially appointed AI Commissioner.
Parliamentary approval would be required for the pick.
Inspection powers over AI systems are baked into the role.
Summoning individuals and accessing records fall under its authority.
Regulatory scope and ethical guardrails
AI systems would get ranked by their public-impact level.
Fairness and transparency guidelines are a core mandate.
Formal compliance notices keep developers and companies in check.
Advisory committee structure
ICT Ministry and Data Protection Commissioner reps sit on it.
Science, Technology...
Francis Atwoli's unopposed sixth-term win at COTU-K is already tangled up in a court challenge over skipped electoral rules.
Lawsuit targets COTU-K's March 14 election
Fazul Mahamed filed suit in the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
He argues the Kisumu delegates' conference broke the law.
Democratic trade-union principles allegedly got tossed aside.
Election timeline allegedly jumped the gun
A 2025 registrar circular set a strict electoral sequence.
Affiliate unions had until June 2026 for national polls.
COTU-K's final election deadline was August 30, 2026.
Mahamed says they rushed it before affiliates even voted.
Alleged procedural failures pile up
Membership registers reportedly never got updated.
No independent...
A fake government tender for 500 Toyota Hiace ambulances allegedly drained USD 470,750 from a foreign national.
Seven suspects arraigned in Nairobi
Michafi Musyoki Ngumbi and six others faced charges on Tuesday.
Magistrate Teresa Nyangena heard the pleas at Milimani court.
All seven denied the fraud allegations outright.
Eighth suspect Rose Mbuthia skipped and got summoned.
The alleged ambulance tender scam
Talal Yousef Yousef Zaitoun lost roughly Sh60 million.
Suspects allegedly promised a government supply contract.
The tender for 500 diesel ambulances never existed.
Deception reportedly ran from January to late February 2026.
Individual charges stack up
Geofrey Were Odondi allegedly pocketed USD 450,750 separately.
Funds moved...
